April 2017
People should ask me to write books more often. It's a lot of fun! You can pre-order this one: https://www.amazon.com/Cyber-Survival-Manual-Apocalypse-Everything/dp/1681881756/
TODAY I INVOKE THE POWER OF GLITTER SKELETOR!!!!! I wonder if Skeletor like Purple Tornados????
Hey internet people. It's Friday night. You're bored. Watch my short film about Internet Identity why don't ya? http://bit.ly/IIWMovie
“We’ve had 10,000 years to work out identity in the physical world, but online, we’ve had a generation or less.” http://bit.ly/2orOfUm
RT @Cruftbox: Silicon Valley: "Break all the things..." Actual People: "Stop breaking things..."
2017: RIP April Fools.
@johnrobb What about the mommybloggers?
Which people? I have no problem understanding the situation... https://twitter.com/ericgarland/status/848141739009466369
And yet, there is a whole community of people fighting for user privacy. I made a film about them. https://vimeo.com/207961532 https://twitter.com/pascalbouvier/status/848137863543881729
Every engineer I've ever dated... https://twitter.com/Maryellen/status/847849635859361792
Naked blogging: First dates can be like losing your virginity http://www.heathervescent.com/deep/2017/03/first-date.html
Mr D's grass nap. https://www.instagram.com/p/BSWteTDlgGA/
RT @GothamGirlBlue: 16. This is what politics is: coordinating everyone's different wants to get better ends. It's problem-solving on a soc…
@smakelainen Structured procrastination... it's a whole new productivity theory of procrastination!
LOL https://twitter.com/existentialcoms/status/848235566399344641
I was gonna disagree with you, but I've broadly specialized on the future. ;-P https://twitter.com/pascalbouvier/status/848510864395251713
@ChiaLynn @novysan I love being a fly on the wall of your relationship! You both so cute!
When @nouvellesvagues busted into full blown samba batucada last night, I was overcome with saudade. It's been too long Brasil.
The tipping point is hidden to the tech innovators, who focus on the edge, not the resilient jiggly jello of the late adopters. https://twitter.com/stevesi/status/848586869516361728
@stevesi The jello reference was a sekret ht to Taleb's resilience (anti-anti-fragile). Does jello even have a tipping point? ;-)
@stevesi And the jello reference is to the bullet going through jello...
@stevesi I prob need a whole blog post to unpack the esoterica reference in that tweet, but I was lazy & limited to 140 char. Can't u read my mind?
@stevesi Bullet + jello = remains resilient. Jello + subtle shifts/baby steps + maturing technology = tipping point, jello becomes slinky.
Great post by co-author @nselby --> Those After My Internet Data http://bit.ly/2oqf7XL
MUST READ (And I'm proud to be an Angelino, go LA Times!) --> "Our Dishonest President." @latimesopinion a series: http://lat.ms/2nZGLdJ https://twitter.com/latimes/status/848570252137037824
A good reminder... https://twitter.com/heathervescent/status/681239410965409794
Nothing like watching spy movies till 1am the night before you fly to DC.... activate paranoia.
Also, The Running Man is my favorite Schwarzenegger film. Wilshire corridor wasteland ftw.
@breitwoman @dgwbirch with all due respect, it's not just the blockchain crowd...
Such things I do / Just to make myself more attractive to you / Have I failed? #lyricsgame
@breitwoman @dgwbirch If you're looking for reasons to dis the blockchain "industry," it is not lacking... ;-)
Surveillance FTW! Confuse it by sending other people's phone numbers in messenger. https://twitter.com/pascalbouvier/status/849077725390405632
East coast trips totally fuck with my late night/late morning Angelino hours. Better to think of it as a timeless partytime but with mtgs.
@breitwoman @dgwbirch I can't comment. I checked out a few years ago. Waiting for the hype to go down. Or something new to emerge.
@prestonjbyrne pet owner or pet guardian?
Good read. I doubt banks will rise to the occasion. --> What stage IV cancer made me realize about banking http://nzzl.us/tL7hjJ5
@rabbyte I like your view of identity. But don't understand why etherium is any better than any of the other systems out there.
@rabbyte How is it better than owning one's own domain? I don't trust the blockchain boyz any more than I do other coporate identity services.
@rabbyte Actually, we *do* know a bunch of the identity problems we're trying to solve. Problem is, they are being solved by gorillas with agendas.
@rabbyte Etherium is no different from Facebook single sign on. Not a thousand flowers blooming.
Another hotel room. Another glass of wine and introvert time. With you.
@rabbyte Isn't that exactly what you are doing? I'm honestly trying to understand. (and I have been in identity communities for 20+ years)
@rabbyte I don't trust the etherium people or any blockchain tech people. For any reason. And certainly not with my identity.
@rabbyte Then please make that hidden context transparent. I can't read your mind.
@rabbyte Did you see the film documentary I just released about Internet identity? It frames where I am coming from.
@dgwbirch @MarcHochstein @pascalbouvier @EmLindley @IdentityWoman @timpastoor @SusanJoseph1786 Echos of openid connect.
@rabbyte More later. I feel a blog post coming. 140 char is limiting for nuanced, clear, communication.
RT @goldengateblond: All you need to know about the Barry Manilow story is he's been with his husband longer than all three of Trump's marr…
Tarmac view of my favorite DC monument. https://www.instagram.com/p/BSisLjSFBhA/
San Jacinto superbloom from 30k feet. #nofilter @ San Jacinto Mountains. https://www.instagram.com/p/BSjRYlqlkhc/
Inland Empire hills of yellow and green. #superbloom #nofilter https://www.instagram.com/p/BSjReBLFrex/
Why I always take a window seat. #deserts #socal @ San Jacinto Mountains. https://www.instagram.com/p/BSjRommFU0K/
RT @alicegoldfuss: PSA: every prominent woman in tech you follow has suffered mistreatment in the industry.
RT @alicegoldfuss: They have stories of being passed over, being overworked, being underpaid, and yes, being sexualized, harassed, and abus…
RT @alicegoldfuss: So, why don't they talk about it? BECAUSE IT'S BAD FOR THEIR CAREERS.
RT @alicegoldfuss: But, what if you don't want vengeance? What if you just want to let off steam or discuss bad things, like sexism, in gen…
RT @alicegoldfuss: Discussing sexism / feminism topics is dangerous for any woman. Employers pass them over or limit them internally.
RT @alicegoldfuss: If you've ever wondered, "Why does Alice always talk about sexism but Woman1 and Woman2 only talk about happy tech?" Thi…
Peak hype cycle alert. https://twitter.com/BarkowConsult/status/849540980277641216
What the what?!
Current US Politics status: https://youtu.be/6T2uBeiNXAo?t=7s #strangelove
RT @alexandraerin: (Sidenote: Every "alpha male" is a wannabe "alpha male" for the same reason every vampire is a wannabe vampire. The real…
I need to write up the interaction/conversation I had with this "real" alpha-male VC last weekend at a concert.
He got sad and stopped talking to me after I ripped him a new one about sexism in VC after he told me he wasn't one of those guys.
But he was also obvs there with a younger woman who was not sexually interested in him, despite his grabby grabby hands.
If you introduce yourself as a VC to me, and then argue about the sexism you don't see, I might punch you.
I certainly won't back down from a heated conversation with you. Own the sexism in your VC industry and change it, or STFU to me.
Also, most alpha males date beta females, because they can not handle an alpha female. Because we take no bullshit.
@iang_fc Well, I don't feel qualified to say what their problem is. Probably a bit of both nature & nurture. Privilege & lack of real adversary.
@iang_fc which video?
Thread. https://twitter.com/PKhakpour/status/850354620102791168
@iang_fc oh yeah, I did it.
@iang_fc Can you say more?
@iang_fc Also, have you been to an IIW?
@iang_fc Was not familiar with it, but I understand the concept. As a futurist, who does research, I understand the research challenge.
@iang_fc But I also have methods to minimize the bias.
@iang_fc I think you would be surprised at the conversation. It's far from typical white middle class software discussion.
@iang_fc I'm not saying its perfect, but it's unlike any other community. More open, holistic, broad.
@iang_fc If you work in the space, I highly recommend you attend at least once. I'll be there next month.
@iang_fc Also, why have you never attended if you've been in the space for so long? Seems like a missed opportunity.
@iang_fc what do you have to lose?
@iang_fc well, they won't kick you out. I think you might be surprised. But I'll let you make your own judgement. :-) Come! It's a fantastic event!
My experience in cacophony has prepared me well for our modern politics.
@SanDiegoSanta Are you sure you're not confusing bitches for alpha women? There's a difference.
@SanDiegoSanta Bitches are not alpha females, although alpha females are called bitches in certain circumstances. But there is a subtle difference.
@SanDiegoSanta It doesn't. But it does have power.
OMG Blast from the past, one of my GTD videos from 9 years ago! I am so freaking YOUNG!!!!! https://youtu.be/3crkzSGVy8Y #GTD #GTDmasterlvl99
Drive back baby to me, fast in your car I'm here waiting, crash into me real hard #lyricsgame
@SanDiegoSanta Sounds like you have some baggage to work through.
I think this video was the inspiration for Daft Punks's Around the World. https://youtu.be/x4GZJIZRaAk
Wow! https://twitter.com/danger_ranger/status/850755117464801285
@dgwbirch fake it till you make it!
@dgwbirch That's what I wondered about those BBC people you sent me. They didn't like that I wouldn't talk positively about Uber, so no call back.
@dgwbirch I assumed Uber was paying them for some PR fluff.
Kinda a chillaxed weekend in Vescentville. https://twitter.com/Ruth666/status/850849117530185728
Love in the Time of Cryptography - Backchannel http://nzzl.us/KE1Sukr via @nuzzel thanks @MadelineAshby
> @fredwilson have you read Elinor Ostrom? Are you familiar with the concepts or do-ocracy & Barcamp? #decentralizedsystems
> @fredwilson or the definition of the term anarchism of mutual non-hierarchical cooperation? #decentralizesystems
Got some awesome mail today thanks to sblackmoore. Can't wait for some quality time with Eric… https://www.instagram.com/p/BSuT-R2F70C/
cc @sblackmoore :-) https://twitter.com/heathervescent/status/851580804430004224
RT @ericgarland: You are surrounded by more people suffering your same fatigue. Reach out to them. You are surrounded by those who want gu…
@fredwilson Good. I hope you read her. You may also benefit from reading Donella Meadows.
I have a gesture based interface with my deaf dog. I kinda love it.
Amazon, how did you know to show me animal slippers after two glasses of wine and some pentest book orders? You scamp you.
@Jason yeah, how about you invest in 20 WOMEN!
@Jason Doubt you will invest in one, but I can troll you anyway.
Great piece on fake degrees by co-authors @nselby & John Bear https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2017/04/11/spot-animposter #cybersecuritymanual
Woke up to my first block. Someone I've known for over 10 years. Because I suggested he invest in women. Way to share the <3 Jason!
@ninavizz Bingo!!!! Honestly, I thought he had thicker skin. I mean, I have too.
@ninavizz I have a few rage unfollow me. But never been blocked before. Echo chambers FTW.
@AllenWrench @nselby Do you have my paypal address???? jk
I love going to bed with Eric Carter. My favorite badboy necromancer. Zzzz Cc @sblackmoore
@busynessgirl Congrats!
LOL do tell! https://twitter.com/rightfuture/status/852087937810415616
Age of Trolling. #trend #strongsignals #signofthetimes https://twitter.com/ibbyl/status/850012780811956228
I would say that #trolling is mid-high & rising on the Hype cycle. It's certainly crossed the chasm & well into the late majority.
I don't think we've seen the peak of the #trolling hype cycle. But we could also be deep into the plateau of productivity... :-/
@evanwolf hmm.... that's an interesting question... corporations troll each other... countries troll each other...
@brianbehlendorf They were so great. I caught them in LA...
@rightfuture LOL. I was just curious, cause I (w/ awesome co-writers) have a similar book coming out this fall. https://www.amazon.com/Cyber-Survival-Manual-Apocalypse-Everything/dp/1681881756/
Peer to peer trolling? cc @evanwolf https://twitter.com/dgwbirch/status/852265402050772992
The contents of today's Amazon delivery encapsulates my life the past 4 months: security/pentest manuals & unbreakable wine glasses.
@rightfuture agreed. super lame.
@rightfuture I'll see about sending you a copy of my tome when it's out - no personal data required! (But maybe avocado toast & a long black next visit.)
LOL --> "Bonus destination" https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/10-terms-to-be-used-by-united-airlines-personnel-when-addressing-the-public
RT @PJManney: Last chance to get (R)EVOLUTION as Kindle and audiobook for $1.99 each! https://twitter.com/AudioBookaneers/status/852158059522781189
RT @berkun: The secret to most secrets is accepting that there is no secret - you already know the truth and just don't like it
Comments are gold on this /. about income inequality. Shows a privelaged, elitist tech heavy view. Lacks empathy. https://news.slashdot.org/story/17/04/12/1459215/we-tracked-every-dollar-235-us-households-spent-for-a-year-and-found-widespread-financial-vulnerability
@evacide I would be happy to put your inbox into submission.
RT @idworkshop: Sign up for VRM Day (and then stay for IIW) /cc @dsearls https://www.eventbrite.com/e/vrm-day-2017a-tickets-32191214790
imageRemember: Media hyperbolizes. There are ads to sell. Buzzfeed to compete against.
RT @susankitchens: The first item on the @Harpers index, about cursive handwriting. http://j.mp/2odWG4E What do you think? Is cursive…
@rabbyte Needs more guacamole. :-) (ps. you look fab!)
Feeling like I need some russian dashcam footage therapy...
OMG!!!! Impressed! https://twitter.com/apperceptions/status/852980933896658944
@helenyung @CrazyinRussia Good tip! It's been a while...
Super creepy https://twitter.com/CrazyinRussia/status/852391525849935872
Everytime I am forced to do a "security update" on my android, I assume it's installing new back doors.
When a boyfriend is hard to find, you have your surrogate best boyfriend best friend making you… https://www.instagram.com/p/BS5GeHYFG41/
RT @Ruth666: Rice Krispie treats and Russian dash cam footage. @heathervescent… https://www.instagram.com/p/BS5IWIjDQJI9VS0eNn6LWtXOMYBhLsFasl1dDY0/
My therapy, plus OMG those Russians! https://youtu.be/u13cDmKpo-4
RT @dgwbirch: Not Just Who They Say We Are http://buff.ly/2pmA8QF <- @heathervescent made short film with some of my very favourite identi…
One of my favorite people in the world, Danger Ranger. @ Bombay Beach, California https://www.instagram.com/p/BS7O-V_Fr6S/
You know what... #inthemouth @ Bombay Beach, California https://www.instagram.com/p/BS7PTW1lasZ/
Not in Kansas anymore. #salvationmountain #purpletornado @ Salvation Mountain Slab City https://www.instagram.com/p/BS96kf4FTZc/
Vescent waits for no one. But I walk slow. https://twitter.com/pinkyracr/status/853403710323646464
Integrity is its own reward.
@monikabielskyte No, unless you want them to steal your work/thoughts... don't hold your breath... (sorry, they are clueless)
lol https://twitter.com/janetqnormal/status/853779819145961474
I once had a Lyft driver who installed trackable GPS on cars for wealthy clients. He also told me about this software... https://twitter.com/evacide/status/854382451698712576
@zander Oh you were there! Did you get to East Jesus or Salvation Mountain at least? I find those experiences more authentic/less exploitative.
Layering different sounds #lyricsgame #dreamingofthemojave
Oh you mean like Ingress or Pokemon? #AR #games https://twitter.com/brianblau/status/854384367291867136
Introverts dream https://twitter.com/spectatorindex/status/854363904239075331
@brianblau Corporate blinders + Kool-Aid. I remember the VRML days! A real break-through would include deep mind as an AR overlay. ;-)
@brianblau And THANK YOU for sharing it live so I can be a snarky introvert. :-)
I've got 4 hours of ambient going on right now in this beautiful Los Angeles morning. xxx https://twitter.com/Orbinfo/status/854385697586692096
Me & Dome Sweet Dome are superhosts again! May is getting booked, but there are still weekends available. Dream: https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/937948
What the what? https://twitter.com/SesameTweet3/status/853980470220075008
Love this. So beautiful. Be well my pretty little spiders. https://twitter.com/ABC/status/853995240671150080
I made coconut chocolate chip cookies tonight.
RT @fatemehx2: Gosh, I really hate hearing the "millennials don't worry about privacy" trope reinforced at #GPS17. It's reductive and untru…
Great read on gender expression. https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/854765577419837440
RT @elinormills: @jonlehtinen I see many ones and zeros in that rorschach then #cloudidsummit
The sound of a VC bubble popping starts with a glass of fresh pressed juice.
It's awesome to follow your dreams, just realize, some people will think your dreams are lame.
@fatemehx2 @lyft with all due respect, isn't that a little harsh. There are a lot of factors going on & tech is not perfect.
A lyft/uber driver is expected to land on a floating platform in the sea multiple times daily under non-perfect conditions. cc @fatemehx2
The best mashups in the world are from 2005, 2006, and 2007. #nostalgic #milkshakebusters #gybo
Current listening (found in my deep dark file of oldskool mashups): https://www.discogs.com/DJ-Z-Trip-DJ-P-Uneasy-Listening-Volume-1/release/835111
@fatemehx2 @lyft Yeah. It sounds like a no-win solution for everyone. :-/ They have new lyft colors. Have you seen those?
@fatemehx2 @lyft Actually I'm not sure I understood your initial suggestion. Was it for an already committed ride or to accept a new ride?
Internet of shit: when you have to do networking to turn out your bedroom lights. Argh!
RT @gmbritton: I'm calling it: the #marchforscience wins for the wittiest protest signs.
imageRT @existentialcoms: I'd say we should do a march for philosophy too, but I'm uncertain about the metaphysical status of "marches". Do they…
RT @rowhoop: PERIODIC TABLE DOG #marchforscience #London
imageI'm gone for 20 minute and Mr Dog eats at least a dozen chocolate chip coconut cookies. *head desk*
He will survive. This is the dog that learned to open zippers to get my Belgian chocolates when I was jetlagged.
Read all about it in God Emperor of Dune! https://twitter.com/MarcHochstein/status/856329089480871936
New place. Decided to check out a new to me netflix series. LOL Aztek in the Pilot of Br B. Cross btwn modern prius & suburu crosstrek.
Everything will be hacked... or at least the unknown vulnerabilities will be discovered. https://twitter.com/1WorldIdentity/status/856514823034728448
@1WorldIdentity all your PII will be for sale shortly...
@1WorldIdentity well, aadhaar did not exist several years ago. New year, new "tech," new security breech = new PII product.
@1WorldIdentity Can't sell something that doesn't exist yet, but SV will surely innovate!
Ride well into the sunset, Mr Pirisg. Your book, Zen & the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance had a deep & lasting impact on me. <3
Faces were never secure, their point is to non-verbally communicate using open-source standards. Faces are a feature, not a bug. https://twitter.com/TheMemo/status/856923348093345794
New house, new wifi network name. This one is @Orbinfo influenced.
Just imagine if the human body was designed with internet security in mind? Totally new jobs for plastic surgeon.
Future: Beverly Hills will become the ground zero for innovations in #biometric (re)authentication. #dystoptian #weaksignal #authentication
Human wetware for reading emotions is not perfect (not surprising, nothing is): http://www.futurity.org/facial-expressions-amygdala-1411182-2/
We are all warfighters today, whether we realize it or not. Which team are you on? Red, Blue, Grey, White or .... https://twitter.com/justinhendrix/status/834547915892850688
Great piece. IMHO, the crypto community is missing human centric design, emotional intelligence & understanding of power dynamics. Needs it. https://twitter.com/dgwbirch/status/856956488266506241
Like the future, time travel is unevenly distributed. #retrocasuality
@sserb Yeah, cause that's how Yahoo and Altavista won the search war. LOL.
@sserb And I guess in my example, Google got the business model right, so it won, but it took years for the net to mature to support that model.
@sserb Same thing is gonna happen with current "future of money/transactions."
@sserb The future financial platform hasn't been invented yet & is limited by human belief sets. Current system has worked well for current belief.
@sserb We've hit the limit of the current belief sets. So technology can't be in service to the future, until humanity evolves.
@sserb And yeah, I *am* talking about fintech/finance/money/transactions/debt/capitalism/socialism/economic belief sets.
I love it when the Santa Anas visit. I open my lungs & breathe, wind caresses my skin, blows my hair. Windchimes sound. The feeling of home.
@sserb Yes, but we also have to mature as a society. I think it will be Genx's kids generation & global nomads that will build new infrastructures
As seen in the mad professors lab. Meeting with the wizard for a project. @ Toyshoppe Systems https://www.instagram.com/p/BTW70_AlY_x/
Rotfl. Fake it till you make it. https://twitter.com/MarcHochstein/status/857290306240335872
Fixed it for you - The Airbnb story. https://www.instagram.com/p/BTXf0E_FuqX/
I helped create the future & all I got was this stupid book. Stock would have been a better choice. https://www.instagram.com/p/BTXf_h-lAlC/
I know I should be grateful for this stupid book, but I'm not. AirBnB should have offered long term collaborators something more... https://twitter.com/heathervescent/status/857377467652337664
Next on the scream show... https://twitter.com/MordorNPS/status/857693636510842881
@MadelineAshby Linky link?
US Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/Company-Town-Madeline-Ashby-ebook/dp/B0176PDIHS/ https://twitter.com/MadelineAshby/status/857676625051353089
A gorgeous Los Angeles night: crescent moon and the Santa Ana winds. Delicious!
Waking up with Pink Floyd and dreams of desert adventures...
RT @novysan: Four new basic human rights proposed that address the possible abuses of emerging neuroscience: http://newatlas.com/neuroscience-human-rights/49235/
RT @dearsarah: "No system can nullify our desire to open up for good & compassion & our capacity to react against evil." @Pontifex #TED2017…
Damn right! Impressed (and awesome live tweeting @dearsarah ) https://twitter.com/dearsarah/status/857067895699800064
Great live tweeting Ted thread by the fantastic @dearsarah. Nice work. https://twitter.com/dearsarah/status/856664030240358400
Someone is helping me unpack! Lack of opposable thumbs notwithstanding. @ Miracle Mile, Los Angeles https://www.instagram.com/p/BTcKhwzFQ9c/
April is the cruelest month... on my bank accounts. OMFG... dying.
@ninavizz Ugh. I generally pay my freelancers as fast as possible. Because I know they are human people.
So, I should assume any email in comic sans is phishing right?
This looks fun. A box of mashup cassettes from 2003.... http://bootiemashup.com/lost-tapes-mashups-2003-found/#.WQOcr9M0PpU.facebook
LOL https://twitter.com/alexnazaryan/status/857698578046660608
Or dash cams... Dash cams are very Russian! And probably extreme parkour. https://twitter.com/ericgarland/status/858112694402076672
Day 5 in my new digs, and I'm almost unpacked. Feels like home.
@violetblue @johnwlaw yeah, but not as easy as *before* fyrefest.
Breakfast with my best boyfriend. (I made it.) @ Miracle Mile, Los Angeles https://www.instagram.com/p/BThNUOplYiy/
387 miles starts with the 405.
